Hold That Lion (1926 film)

Hold That Lion
Lobby card
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Joseph Franklin Poland (scenario)
Story by	Rosalie Mulhall
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Douglas MacLean
Starring	Douglas MacLean
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 27, 1926 (1926-09-27)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Hold That Lion is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine, starring Douglas MacLean, Walter Hiers, and Constance Howard.^[1][2] The film was written by Joseph F. Poland based on a story by Rosalie Mulhall.

Plot

Cast

• Douglas MacLean as Jimmie Hastings
• Walter Hiers as Dick Warren
• Constance Howard as Marjorie Brand
• Cyril Chadwick as H. Horace Smythe
• Wade Boteler as Andrew MacTavish
• George C. Pearce as Professor Brand

Preservation

Previously thought lost, the Library of Congress holds this title in addition to the like titled 1947 Three Stooges short.^[3][4]

References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Hold That Lion at silentera.com
3. Hold That Lion at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Hold That Lion Paramount - 1926 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Hold That Lion

External links

• Hold That Lion at IMDb
• Lobby poster; movie artwork
• Still at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com